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- ↑ "Chesham", Bucks Herald, 8 September 1894. p. 3
- ↑ "A Look Into History 76". Essex Senior Football League. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ John Powles (2005). Iron in the Blood: Thames Ironworks FC, the Club That Became West Ham United. Tony Brown. p. 42.
- ↑ "Local football", Barking, East Ham & Ilford Advertiser, 26 March 1898. p. 3
- ↑ "Past Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Football", Windsor and Eton Express, 25 April 1908. p. 7
- ↑ "English Cup", West Ham and South Essex Mail, 13 October 1900. p. 7
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